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Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 2, Week 5)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 7 June: Board of Trustees Election Day 10 June: Open Evening, 6pm – 8pm – School closes 3pm 24 June: Board of Trustees meeting, 6.
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Principal’s Message – Mid-Term, 2019
- Wellington High School
- Message from the Principal “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way …” I’m sure many of you will recognise these beautiful words from “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens and you will probably know why I am starting my message with this quote. We are in uncertain times, there is hope and there is despair and the despair seems to be outweighing the hope at the moment. Unfortunately, negotiations with the government are not going well and disruption is occurring in our schools. This is not what any of us want but these are the times we are living in. The current government has inherited 9 years of neglect and they obviously cannot rectify this immediately but their intransigence on various aspects of the negotiations is reprehensible. Education is a fundamental right and governments should be nurturing and cultivating the best teaching workforce so that we can have the best education system. The government should be leading the conversations about the best ways to do this but they are not. The key ingredient here, as I’m sure you know, are the teachers who are in front of our young people every day. We, as a society, have to decide whether we value those people or not. We have to decide whether we want the best people caring, supporting and inspiring our young people or not. Thank you for your support during these times and we will need it in the weeks ahead. I am sad to announce that Eric Tan has left us today to return to his home country of Singapore. Eric worked with us for 3 years in the Science department and made quite an impression with his calm, relational manner, his thorough planning and the cleanest Science labs you will ever see! We have already welcomed Dylan Weatherley-Libeau into the Science department this week as Eric’s replacement and we will also be welcoming Shaun Tavernor next week as a new Deputy Principal, and a Science teacher. Staffing changes inevitably cause more disruption and I thank the students for their patience in these times. You should have received information and brief biographies of persons standing for election in the upcoming Board of Trustees elections. Please read these carefully and make sure your voice is a part of this process by voting by 12.00pm on 7 June. It is also important to recognise the service of outgoing members, particularly Deanne Daysh who has served on our board for over 6 years with the last three spent as board chair. Deanne has donated a huge amount of her time to the school and I am forever in debt for her inspirational leadership and support in this forum. We have recently renamed our special needs unit from base 1 to He Kākano. He Kākano means ‘seed’ and conveys growth, development and expansion. Even before a seed is planted or nourished, it has inherent promise – the capability to take root, develop, grow and blossom. He Kākano reminds us of the opportunity we have in schools to make new beginnings, to plant, to nurture, to cherish, to realise potential, to grow and enhance that which is. He Kākano is a symbol of productivity and the promise of success through learning and achievement. Finally, this is the time of year when we market ourselves to our community. We have had feeder school visits and we are about to run our annual Open evening on Monday 10 June. We always look forward to this opportunity to showcase the work that we do at our great school. My speech to the feeder school students was about opportunity and the words above which He Kākano embodies, explain this perfectly: opportunity “to make new beginnings, to plant, to nurture, to cherish, to realise potential, to grow and enhance that which is”. Ngā mihi nui Dominic Killalea
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Principal’s Message – Mid-Term, 2019
- Wellington High School
- Message from the Principal “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way …” I’m sure many of you will recognise these beautiful words from “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens and you will probably know why I am starting my message with this quote. We are in uncertain times, there is hope and there is despair and the despair seems to be outweighing the hope at the moment. Unfortunately, negotiations with the government are not going well and disruption is occurring in our schools. This is not what any of us want but these are the times we are living in. The current government has inherited 9 years of neglect and they obviously cannot rectify this immediately but their intransigence on various aspects of the negotiations is reprehensible. Education is a fundamental right and governments should be nurturing and cultivating the best teaching workforce so that we can have the best education system. The government should be leading the conversations about the best ways to do this but they are not. The key ingredient here, as I’m sure you know, are the teachers who are in front of our young people every day. We, as a society, have to decide whether we value those people or not. We have to decide whether we want the best people caring, supporting and inspiring our young people or not. Thank you for your support during these times and we will need it in the weeks ahead. I am sad to announce that Eric Tan has left us today to return to his home country of Singapore. Eric worked with us for 3 years in the Science department and made quite an impression with his calm, relational manner, his thorough planning and the cleanest Science labs you will ever see! We have already welcomed Dylan Weatherley-Libeau into the Science department this week as Eric’s replacement and we will also be welcoming Shaun Tavernor next week as a new Deputy Principal, and a Science teacher. Staffing changes inevitably cause more disruption and I thank the students for their patience in these times. You should have received information and brief biographies of persons standing for election in the upcoming Board of Trustees elections. Please read these carefully and make sure your voice is a part of this process by voting by 12.00pm on 7 June. It is also important to recognise the service of outgoing members, particularly Deanne Daysh who has served on our board for over 6 years with the last three spent as board chair. Deanne has donated a huge amount of her time to the school and I am forever in debt for her inspirational leadership and support in this forum. We have recently renamed our special needs unit from base 1 to He Kākano. He Kākano means ‘seed’ and conveys growth, development and expansion. Even before a seed is planted or nourished, it has inherent promise – the capability to take root, develop, grow and blossom. He Kākano reminds us of the opportunity we have in schools to make new beginnings, to plant, to nurture, to cherish, to realise potential, to grow and enhance that which is. He Kākano is a symbol of productivity and the promise of success through learning and achievement. Finally, this is the time of year when we market ourselves to our community. We have had feeder school visits and we are about to run our annual Open evening on Monday 10 June. We always look forward to this opportunity to showcase the work that we do at our great school. My speech to the feeder school students was about opportunity and the words above which He Kākano embodies, explain this perfectly: opportunity “to make new beginnings, to plant, to nurture, to cherish, to realise potential, to grow and enhance that which is”. Ngā mihi nui Dominic Killalea
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Wellington Secondary Schools Cross-Country Relay Teams Selected
- College Sport Wellington
- Thank you to all athletes who expressed interest to represent Wellington at the NZ SS Cross Country Championship Relays to be held 16 June in Timaru.
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Results – 2019 Cross Country Champs
- College Sport Wellington
- Results form the 2019 College Sport Wellington Cross Country championships held at Harcourt Park in Upper Hutt on Wednesday 29th May. Results – 2019 CSW Secondary School Cross Country Champs Photos – 2019 CSW Secondary School Cross Country Champs The post Results – 2019 Cross Country Champs appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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PPTA Teachers’ strike: rostered days off
- Wellington High School
- If there is no resolution following the PPTA Teachers’ Strike of 29 May, the campaign will continue with ‘rostering home’ action.
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St Pat’s Town and Wellington College share sports exchange
- College Sport Wellington
- Honours were even between St Pat’s Town and Wellington College in their annual sports exchange hosted by St Pat’s town on Tuesday.
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Results – 2019 CSW Orienteering #4 Belmont
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find below the results from the CSW Orienteering #4 event at Belmont Bunkers as well as an updated points table. Results – CSW Orienteering #4 Belmont Bunkers Overall Points Table – 2019 CSW Orienteering (updated 27.5.19) The post Results – 2019 CSW Orienteering #4 Belmont appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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James Hunter Outward Bound Scholarships
- Rongotai College Old Boys
- RCOB, in partnership with the Hunter family, are proud to announce this Scholarship opportunity.
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The Chariot, December 2018
- Rongotai College Old Boys
- Read the latest edition of the newsletter here. Permalink
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Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 2, Week 4)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 29 May – PPTA National Strike — please see article below 31 May – Wellington Loop Day Teacher only day – School closed 3 June – Queen’s Birthday holiday.
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St Mary’s netball focussed on season ahead
- College Sport Wellington
- St Mary’s College Netball – 2019 CSW Premier Tournament By their own admission St Mary’s College had a disappointing end to 2018, the Wellington Regional champions failing to finish inside the top five of the Lower North Island Secondary Schools tournament (LNISS) and missing out on nationals.
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A love of football for WGC captain Charlotte Wilford-Carroll
- College Sport Wellington
- Charlotte Wilford-Carroll (WGC) in the 2018 CSW Premier Girls Football final As the captain of the Wellington Girls’ College First XI football team and her school’s sports prefect, Charlotte Wilford-Carroll has a busy sporting life.
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2019 Wellington 1st XV Premiership Rugby Draw
- College Sport Wellington
- The 2019 Wellington 1st XV Premiership kicks off this weekend.
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Join Kapa Haka at WHS
- Wellington High School
- Join Kapa Haka at WHS Julian Arahanga recently filmed at our Kapa Haka noho, interviewing students and understanding the value of Kapa Haka to them. It is not too late to join! Sign up with Whaea Charlene at Student Services. document.createElement('video'); http://www.whs.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/KapaHaka_v1.mp4
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Results – 2019 CSW Orienteering #3 QEP
- College Sport Wellington
- It was good to see so many people enjoying the courses on offer at Queen Elizabeth Park on Sunday.
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Preview – CSW Premier Netball Tournament
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- The 2019 Paul Cameron Cup College Sport Wellington Premier Netball Tournament is being played tomorrow, Thursday 16 May, at the ASB Sports Centre.
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2019 Wellington Regional Orienteering Schools team named
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to the following students who were named in the 2019 Wellington Regional Orienteering Schools team which will compete in the regional schools challenge at Queen’s Birthday weekend in Wellington.
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College Sport Wellington Cross-Country – May 29
- College Sport Wellington
- Following confirmation that industrial action will take place on May 29, College Sport Wellington has reviewed any potential knock-on effects to the sporting calendar.
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College Sport Wellington – 30 Years Strong
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- Three decades of co-ordinating college sport in Wellington is being marked this month, with the 30th anniversary of the formation of College Sport Wellington (CSW).
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Lofty ambitions for Jordon Rangitawa (HVHS)
- College Sport Wellington
- Promising young point guard Jordan Rangitawa PHOTO: Supplied by NZ Basketball By Adam Blackwell Food poisoning cut short 16-year-old point guard Jordan Rangitawa’s New Zealand Under 19 basketball camp last weekend but she has plenty more to look forward to this year.
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Second times a charm for Paris Lokotui (QMC)
- College Sport Wellington
- Lokotui in action for the Central Manawa in the Beko Netball League PHOTO: Fiona Cassidy By Adam Blackwell Despite a recent injury scare, 17-year-old Paris Lokotui is fit to play after being selected for the New Zealand Secondary School netball team.
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Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 2, Week 2)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 13 May – Board of Trustees meeting, 5pm 20 May – Te Whānau a Taraika hui, 6pm 22 May – Feeder School visits, 12.
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Results – 2019 CSW Cross Country Relays
- College Sport Wellington
- Results of 42nd Inter College Cross Country Relays held at Karori Park on Wednesday 8th May 2019 organised by Wellington Scottish Athletic Club on behalf of College Sport Wellington (CSW) can be downloaded here: Results – 2019 CSW Cross Country Relays These annual events were held yesterday and attracted an entry of 69 teams and 343 competitors from 17 colleges, including 3 teams from Palmerston North and 3 teams from Whanganui. There were new team records for PNBHS in the Senior Boys grade, Wellington East in the U16 Girls grade and Wgtn Girls in the Y9 Girls grade, and new fastest time for Liam Back (Whanganui Collegiate) in the Senior Boys grade and Kirstie Rae in the Senior Girls grade. The post Results – 2019 CSW Cross Country Relays appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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CSW Orienteering 2019 – Event 3 info
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- The next College Sport Wellington orienteering event is this Sunday 12 May at Queen Elizabeth Park.
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Results – 2019 CSW Orienteering #2 Karori Cemetery
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- I hope you enjoyed the courses at Karori Cemetery.
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Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 2, Week 1)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 6 May – Junior Parent-Teacher Conversations, 2pm – 5.
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Open Evening 2019
- Wellington High School
- Wellington High School warmly invites you and your whānau to attend our Opening Evening 2019 on Monday 10 June from 6pm-8pm. School tours at 6pm, followed by the Principal’s address. Enrolment packs will be available.
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Saviour Tui (St Mary’s) & Paris Lokotui (QMC) named in NZSS netball team
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to Paris Lokotui (Queen Margaret College) and Saviour Tui (St Mary’s College) who have both been named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools netball team to play England in July.
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College Rugby Season Starting This Weekend
- College Sport Wellington
- The College Rugby season gets underway this weekend.
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CSW 1st XI Boys Football Preview – Who Will Impress?
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- The College Sport Wellington First XI football season gets underway this coming weekend with the opening round of grading games.
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Australian Maths Competition
- Wellington Girls' College
- This year’s Australian Mathematics Competition will be held in school on Thursday 1 August.
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